PRR: One more round of public hearing to be held

The Bangalore Development Authority has decided to conduct one more round of public hearing on the Peripheral Ring Road citing realignment in some stretches and the need for an additional 700 acres of land. The first public hearing was held in August 2020 when COVID-19 cases were on the uptick, much to the anger and dismay of citizen groups and environmental activists who pointed out that the project will have huge environmental implications. “Considering that there is a change in the alignment and additional land is being identified, another round of public hearing is necessary. When the public hearing was conducted for the first time, we received over 700 objections, the majority of which raised concerns over the loss of green cover,” said a BDA official.